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Wikinews interviews Frank Moore, independent candidate for US President

2 February, 2021

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Saturday, March 1, 2008 While nearly all coverage of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. Wikinews has impartially reached […]

Democratic holdout agrees to support health care reform in US

2 February, 2021

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Sunday, December 20, 2009 A conservative Democratic United States senator has agreed to supply the key 60th vote needed for passage of a sweeping health care reform package. Senate Democrats have reached a breakthrough in their struggle to pass sweeping heath care reform legislation, lining up the 60 votes needed to overcome fierce Republican opposition. […]

Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

2 February, 2021

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This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is […]

Hiker missing from US state of Utah wilderness found in Australia

2 February, 2021

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Tuesday, August 23, 2005 A man missing from a camping ground in southern Utah in the Western US since July 30 was found in Australia. His automobile was found in a campground of Dixie National Forest with a note that he would be back in a few hours. An extensive search and rescue operation was […]

Wikinews Shorts: March 7, 2007

2 February, 2021

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A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, March 7, 2007. The European Union has banned the 35 planes in the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) 45 aircraft fleet from flying in EU airspace. The reason provided by EU was that these plans do not fulfill the safety requirement for international planes and thus were banned. PIA […]

Asbestos victims file 6.6 billion yen class action lawsuit in Tokyo

2 February, 2021

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Saturday, May 17, 2008 Construction workers and next of kin of deceased workers filed a lawsuit in Tokyo, Japan Friday seeking damages of approximately 6.6 billion yen (about US$64 million) from the government and manufacturers related to illnesses stemming from exposure to asbestos. 178 plaintiffs; including construction workers and family members filed the suit in […]

Inquiry finds proper maintenance might have prevented 2009 North Sea helicopter disaster

2 February, 2021

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Sunday, March 16, 2014 A Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) ruled on Thursday a helicopter crash into the North Sea might have been prevented had proper maintenance procedures been followed. All sixteen on board died when the aircraft went down off the Scottish coast. After a hearing in Aberdeen, Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle found Bond Offshore […]

CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Jo-Anne Boulding in Parry Sound—Muskoka

2 February, 2021

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Friday, October 10, 2008 In Wikinews’ attempt to speak with as many candidates as possible during the 2008 Canadian federal election, Wikinews has talked via email with Jo-Anne Boulding. Jo-Anne is a candidate in Ontario’s Parry Sound—Muskoka riding, running under the New Democratic Party (NDP) banner. The riding’s Conservative incumbent is Tony Clement, Minister of […]

Ireland’s Occupy Dame Street, Occupy Waterford camps cleared

2 February, 2021

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Saturday, March 10, 2012 Occupy protests in two Irish cities have been cleared in the last two days. Dublin’s Occupy Dame Street was cleared by police while the local council cleared the abandoned Occupy Waterford site. The early hours of Thursday saw the Dublin site raided and cleared by Gardai (police). Gardai cited health and […]

Separatists fail to stop re-opening of Kashmir bus service

2 February, 2021

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April 7, 2005 A bus service successfully crossed the disputed region of Kashmir today despite coming under attack early on in its journey. It is believed Islamic separatists launched grenades at the Indian run bus minutes after it left a station in Srinagar, although the coach continued on to Muzaffarabad after it survived without damage. […]